# Jesus exorcising at sunset > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jesus_exorcising_at_sunset > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jesus_exorcising_at_sunset.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_exorcising_at_sunset > Source revision: 1283643377 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Miracle carried out by Jesus according to the Bible Fifth century [mosaic](/source/Mosaic) of *Christ exorcising demons*, [Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo](/source/Basilica_of_Sant'Apollinare_Nuovo), [Ravenna](/source/Ravenna), Italy The [synoptic gospels](/source/Synoptic_gospels) portray **Jesus exorcising at sunset** just after he had [healed the mother of Peter's wife](/source/Healing_the_mother_of_Peter's_wife), in [Matthew 8:16–17](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+8:16–17&version=nkjv), [Mark 1:32–34](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1:32–34&version=nkjv) and [Luke 4:40–41](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4:40–41&version=nkjv).[1] According to the Gospels, after Jesus had healed the mother of Peter's wife, when evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. According to the [Gospel of Matthew](/source/Gospel_of_Matthew), this was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet [Isaiah](/source/Isaiah): - "He took up our infirmities - and bore our diseases.[2] According to the [Gospel of Luke](/source/Gospel_of_Luke), as the demons came out of many people, they shouted, "You are the Son of God!" But Jesus rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the [Christ](/source/Christ). The accounts in the Gospels of [Mark](/source/Gospel_of_Mark) and Luke report events taking place on the [Sabbath](/source/Sabbath). [Sundown](/source/Sunset) signified the end of the Jewish Sabbath. Many people came out or were brought out to Jesus to be healed of their infirmities and delivered from evil spirits. As described in the biblical account of the event, every single person that came out was healed or delivered. Jesus had compassion on the mass of people in his presence because he identified with the pain and suffering they were going through even though he was not subject to the afflictions himself. The supernatural power flowing out of Jesus provided evidence of him being the foretold Messiah of Israel as prophesied by the Isaiah the prophet.[3] Matthew's gospel makes no reference in this narrative its timing on the evening of Sabbath day: the first mention of the Sabbath day and [controversies](/source/Sabbath_controversy) around Jesus acting on the Sabbath comes in [Matthew 12](/source/Matthew_12). The [Pulpit Commentary](/source/Pulpit_Commentary) suggests that the events did take place on the evening of the Sabbath, the "original connexion [being] preserved, as it seems, in Mark and Luke" and lost in Matthew. When the sabbath was over ([Leviticus 23:32](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23:32&version=nkjv)), people were free to carry out their sick. Alternatively, "should the day not have been a sabbath, we may presume that the evening was chosen as cooler for the sick to be moved, and as more convenient to those who carried them, the day's work being done".[4] ## See also - [Life of Jesus in the New Testament](/source/Life_of_Jesus_in_the_New_Testament) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Matthew* by Robert Horton Gundry (Oct 1, 1995) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0802807356](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0802807356) page 149; [Clowes, John](/source/John_Clowes_(priest)), 1817, *The Miracles of Jesus Christ* published by J. Gleave, Manchester, UK page 36 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Isaiah 53:4](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+53:4&version=nkjv) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McArthur, Dr. John (1987). [*Matthew 8-15 MacArthur New Testament Commentary*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HEKIxlzX2acC&q=Matthew+8%3A16). The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. pp. 17–19. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8024-0763-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8024-0763-3). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Pulpit Commentary](http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/8.htm) on Matthew 8, accessed 24 December 2016 v t e Jesus Outline List of topics Chronology of Jesus's life Annunciation Nativity Virgin birth Date of birth Flight into Egypt Infancy (apocryphal) Christ Child Unknown years Baptism Temptation Apostles Selecting Ministry Disciples Sermon on the Mount/Plain Beatitudes Prayers Lord's Prayer Parables Miracles Transfiguration Homelessness Great Commandment Olivet Discourse Anointing Passion instruments Entry into Jerusalem Last Supper Farewell Discourse Agony in the Garden Betrayal Arrest Trial Crucifixion Sayings on the cross Instrument used True Cross Burial Tomb Resurrection Road to Emmaus appearance Great Commission Ascension New Testament Gospels Matthew Mark Luke John Five Discourses of Matthew Gospel harmony Oral gospel traditions Historical background of the New Testament New Testament places associated with Jesus Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament Historical Jesus Quest for the historical Jesus Historicity Sources Josephus Tacitus Mara bar Serapion Gospels Christ myth theory Depictions Bibliography Life of Christ in art Life of Christ Museum Statues Transfiguration Christianity Christ Christianity 1st century Christology Incarnation Person of Christ Pre-existence "I am" Relics Second Coming Session of Christ Son of God Cosmic Christ In other faiths Jesuism In comparative mythology Judaism In the Talmud Islam Ahmadiyya Baháʼí Faith Manichaeism Jesus the Splendour Mandaeism Master Jesus Family Genealogies Mary (mother) Joseph (legal father) Holy Family Panthera (alleged father) Brothers of Jesus Holy Kinship Anne (traditional maternal grandmother) Joachim (traditional maternal grandfather) Heli (paternal grandfather per Luke) Jacob (paternal grandfather per Matthew) Alleged descendants Clopas (traditional uncle) Related Language of Jesus Interactions with women Mary Magdalene Mary, sister of Martha Christmas Easter Rejection of Jesus Criticism Mental health Race and appearance Sexuality and marital status Church of the Nativity Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Garden Tomb Shroud of Turin Category v t e Miracles of Jesus Control of nature Wedding at Cana Miraculous catch of fish Coin in the fish's mouth Feeding the multitude Cursing the fig tree Calming the storm Jesus walking on water Cures Jesus healing the bleeding woman Blind man of Bethsaida Healing the blind near Jericho Healing the two blind men in Galilee Healing the centurion's servant Jesus cleansing a leper Cleansing ten lepers Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis Healing a man with dropsy Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret Jesus healing an infirm woman Healing the man blind from birth Healing the mother of Peter's wife Healing the paralytic at Bethesda Healing the paralytic at Capernaum Healing the royal official's son Healing the ear of a servant Healing the man with a withered hand Exorcisms Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum Jesus exorcising at sunset Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac Jesus exorcising a mute Exorcising the blind and mute man Exorcism of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter Exorcising a boy possessed by a demon Raising the dead Raising of the son of the widow of Nain Raising of Jairus' daughter Lazarus of Bethany Personal Transfiguration of Jesus Resurrection of Jesus Ascension of Jesus Related Jesus Ministry of Jesus Miracle Christianity Portal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jesus exorcising at sunset](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_exorcising_at_sunset) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_exorcising_at_sunset?action=history)). 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